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  • A.S.W.
    A.S.W.
    abbreviation
    Association of Scientific Workers.
  • ASW
    ASW
    abbreviation
    antisubmarine warfare

A.S.W.

American  

abbreviation

  1. Association of Scientific Workers.


ASW British  

abbreviation

  1. antisubmarine warfare

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Among the key figures in her story are that sociable littérateur Sydney Cockerell and the high-rolling book dealers A.S.W.

From Washington Post Apr. 10, 2019

Once, during a Standard Oil directors' meeting, a note from Bibliopole A.S.W.

From Time Magazine Archive

And his purchases of 100,000 rare books and 1,000,000 precious manuscripts made him, in Bibliophile A.S.W.

From Time Magazine Archive

Artemis grew out of a 1951 suggestion by Harvard Physicist Frederick V. Hunt, who convinced Navy A.S.W. experts that submarines could be detected at great distances only by unheard-of volumes of low-pitched sound.

From Time Magazine Archive

Although the ASW workers got 90% of their pensions, their value has fallen since that time as they are not linked to rising prices.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2025

Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on as he delivers remarks at a campaign stop during his election campaign tour, at Valbruna ASW Inc. in Welland, Ontario, Canada September 6, 2021.

From Reuters Sep. 8, 2021

The ASW deconstruction crew usually gathers the wood, but sometimes Wallace finds gems he brings back.

From Washington Times Oct. 17, 2016

According to a report in the Diplomat, these could be used to support to support anti-submarine warfare helicopters such as the ASW Z-18F.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 17, 2016

Moreover, since the end of the cold war, Sweden has neglected its ASW capabilities, even retiring its anti-submarine helicopters.

From Economist Oct. 23, 2014

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